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Monomorphic and Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardias Arising From the His–Purkinje System: What do We know?

Andreas Metzner1 Asklepios-Klinik St. Georg Department of Cardiology Lohmühlenstr. 5Hamburg20099GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Feifan Ouyang1 Asklepios-Klinik St. Georg Department of Cardiology Lohmühlenstr. 5Hamburg20099Germany
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Erik Wissner1 Asklepios-Klinik St. Georg Department of Cardiology Lohmühlenstr. 5Hamburg20099Germany
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Karl-Heinz Kuck1 Asklepios-Klinik St. Georg Department of Cardiology Lohmühlenstr. 5Hamburg20099Germany
Pages 835-846 | Published online: 03 Nov 2011

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